I just aquired a 1994 RX-7 TYPE R Now the fun begins

[GaseJo]

Hello my name is Garith and i have just brought my first RX-7 i have had FTO\'s & a Skyline but this is a first. I have been reading through the posts about them and i am not really worried about the smokey engine i have, It just seems from all the things i have read that it is just running rich hence the black petrol smelling smoke i get on cold tickover. The reason i am posting this thread is i got this car to BASICALLY IN A NUT SHELL TO PIMP!!!

I want to MOD the body & Paint work (Any ideas from people on colour) I am thinking of Tango Flip Orange Over Silver Base Coat with Black Bonnet Door Mirrors Wing Vents Wheels And After Market Spoiler.

Wheels I would like to go to 19" from the standard 16" i have tein suspension fitted so i dont know if this will be a problem.

The Engine bay Well everything in here is either going to be mirror finish metal POLISHED OR STAINLESS and Blue SAMCO pipe joiners hose and wire covers. But i am no machanic so power mods are out of my league so any ideas.

I WILL BE POSTING PICTURES EVERY NOW AND AGAIN IF I CAN WORK OUT HOW TO.

Thank you for reading any input will be very much appreciated and taken on board as the work is only just begining and you may well have your ideas transfered onto my car.

Cheers Garith.

[interloper393]

congrats on the best sports car ever made iv also had a fto and a skyline, nothing iv drove compares to an rx7..
These plenty of body mods for these babys, me i love the ad-9 bonnet, its spoton lovely lol.. if the offsets right then 19" a fit no probs, maybe a slight arch role just to be safe and as for the teins, if there fully adjustable you`ll be fine for lowering/lifting the car a bit..
The engines a whole new ball came bud, dos your car need a rebuild? is so a street port, full stainless exhaust with a decat, twin filters, power commander and remap you will see a big difference

The guys here will certainly help ya out on any probs..

also to post pics sign up to photobucket.com

[GaseJo]

Hi INTERLOPER,

I dont think the engine needs a rebuild coz as is this car will wipe the floor with my RB25DET Skyline. There are twin APEXI filters fitted and an after market tail piece do not know about rest of exhaust as this car can only be about 4" off floor. Also dont know what teins i have as i only got a glimps when i chucked my head on the tar mac to see what state of tyres are in (they are balding on inner side (any ideas on why). Thanks for the tip on photobucket.com i shall do that now and add some pics.

Thanks again hope to chat again soon.

Cheers Garith.

[interloper393]

Cud be the tracking thats out on the wheels, get them re-tracked with the lasers i here this is the most acurate way of having them done. The mods on yer car sound borderline before you need a apexi fc and commander/remap, if your cars not needing a rebuild id leave the power mods till later and mayber upgrade the engine for reliabilty as you`ll need this before uping the power anyways..

mods-
Front mount intercooler, v-mounts the best.
alloy radiator
alloy ast
apexi fc and commander
uprated vac pipes
oil catch tank

these would be my first buys

[GaseJo]

As promised here are the first of the photo\'s




More to come.

Cheers Garith.

[peterwolds]

nice motor lights need colour matching when sprayed makes such a diference,enjoy

[interloper393]

think the wheels need a bit of paint hehe nice car m8..

[Grizzly]

You want some Rx7 with that Spoiler :yes LOL

Welcome to MRC :wave

[GaseJo]

Hi again

Now you have lost me apexi fc and commander/remap like i said mechanicly i am stupid. These might have allready been done this car was imported in about 18 months ago since then it has been sat in someones garage i brought 2 weeks ago. Still not even registered just had to change tyres to get through mot that is asfar as i have got. I changed the clock faces to mph white dial with plasma light(supplied with car) and delimiter and mph chip now i have not got a speedo at all. I am a real novice so if you are willing to help i would appreciate it as i would like to get to know these things so i can keep this massive WOW smile on my face.

[interloper393]

apexi fc and commander is a uprated ecu, the remap will make sure its all running correctly and setup right so it dosnt blow your engine to bits lol.. i.e remap increases the power

heres a link to what it is
http://www.nengun.com/catalogue/product/1

[GaseJo]

Hi,

I will check the link out thanks. As for the pics they do it justice as there are big bits of lacquer coming off, a big dent at top front of nearside wing and a few rust spots. So there is a bit of prep work to be done. As for the wheels until i can afford a nice new set i will be polishing them to (as described in instructions) A high mirror finish. Yes now that is what i call a spoiler plenty of down force and somewhere i can do the ironing aswell LOL.

Cheers Garith.

[GaseJo]

Hi Peterwolds,
Hi Grizzly.

[Mave]

Tyre wear might be due to the lowered suspension giving too much camber. Does it tramline under braking?

[GaseJo]

Hi Mave,

I think you might be right. I have been looking at something called pillowball as i understand they fit to top off front suspension and are adjustable so you can change camber. Do you know if these are any good or is there a better way to sort this problem out. Also i have no upper strut fitted which i believe are fitted as standard will this affect the car and handling in any way?

Cheers Garith.

[D1 WTF]

the fact that you can blow away a skyline means nothing, my car was actually prob running its best/quickest just before the engine gave way.  i had a water seal failure (the rotary equivilent of a head gasket, in simple terms.  if this happens then it is rebuild time.)  the reason my car was prob running so well is because there was water leaking into the rotor housing therefore i was getting water injection for free, lol.  
these are awsome cars but they really do need to be loked after, you have to be quite religious about checking levels as rotaries do burn oil as part of the combustion cycle.
the only real way you can tell how good/strong your engine is is by getting it compression tested (has to be done with a specific compression tester eg, not every garage can do this) so take it to one of the specialist and the top of the page.  but even a compression test is no garantee, it will indicate if your engine is on its way out.  however if you get good readings there is nothing to say that 50miles down the road it might throw a tip.  

hope that helps, tried to keep it simple, any questions just ask